Fishing Report (Scott Rogers Fisheries Program Manager Reg II)
Here is a video of a project that we hope will bring better bass fishing to Northern Arizona.
With the help of the Kaibab National forest, Trout Unlimited and the Northern Arizona Flycasters, we placed 100 large juniper trees in Dogtown lake this fall. It is our hope to stock bluegill and bass on this new habitat over the next two years.
Hope for snow and good luck fishing!!!!

~ What do you do when you have nuisance wildlife issues with small mammals? ~ AZ Game and Fish will provide self-help tips which may include safely trapping and relocating the nuisance critter(s). ~ Time to release them? Remember these few things: Be safe! Use gloves, towels, and other protective clothing.... If the animal looks sick or injured please call Game and Fish. Release near a water source and in similar habitat. Release only a few miles away from capture site and of course not near other houses. Do not try and capture large mammals or predators.

If you have questions, you can visit the Game and Fish Portal at azgfd.gov or call an office near you. M-F 8am to 5pm.

Applying for a 2018 elk or pronghorn hunt with a paper application? Don’t mail it! With only three days left before the deadline (11:59 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 30),... hand-deliver it to any of seven statewide AZGFD offices. Better yet, consider applying online. It’s faster, easier, and the deadline is Feb. 13. Good luck.

PHOENIX — Hunters are reminded that paper applications for the 2018 elk and pronghorn hunt draw must be received by the Arizona Game and Fish Department no later than 11:59 p.m. (Arizona time) Tuesday, Jan. 30.

Great conservation effort in our own Regional backyard!! ~ Only the 2nd Elk translocation for Arizona. Elk to Kentucky in 2000 and West Virginia in 2018. ~ Arizona received 83 elk in 1913 from Yellowstone after the native elk, Merriam's, went extinct. Two more translocations followed in Arizona which helped establish our current elk populations.

Some Arizona elk soon will have a new home. AZGFD participated in a joint conservation effort this week, capturing 60 animals east of Flagstaff to help West Vir...ginia to reestablish its elk population. The animals eventually will be transported to the Tomblin Wildlife Management Area in southwest West Virginia. https://www.azgfd.com/arizona-elk-heading-east-to-west-vir…/

Do you know of a college student who has a passion to work in wildlife and conservation? Or maybe they would like to learn more about pursuing a career as a Wil...dlife Biologist or Wildlife Manager? Then let them know to apply for the 2018 Summer Internship Program with the Arizona Game and Fish Department! Applications for these paid internship opportunities are now being accepted through Feb. 9. To learn more about these exciting opportunities, visit https://www.azgfd.com/agency/internships.

Here are a few pics from yesterday's winter raptor survey. Kurt Lloyd Licence has the official tally, but off the top of my head we had over 100 +/- raptors, 11... species. [bald eagle, kestrel, merlin, prairie falcon, peregrine falcon, cooper's, northern harrier, harris', rough legged, red-tailed, feruginous]

Climb in the cab! Officer Noah Silva takes us northwest of Williams, where a bull elk was shot and left to waste. We're asking for more information that can help find those responsible. #SaySomething#OperationGameThief

AZGFD Officer Colby Walton is asking for more information about a Dec. 3 poaching of a bull elk near Flagstaff. http://bit.ly/2DiU2TZ

Anyone with information a...bout the case can call the Department’s Operation Game Thief Hotline toll-free at (800) 352-0700 or use the online form at www.azgfd.gov/ogt. Callers should provide case number 17-004775 and may remain anonymous upon request, and all identities will be kept confidential.

Love is in the air for Arizona's bald eagles and you can help ensure another successful breeding season by giving them their space. Obeying the following closur...es and grounding your drones near nests will help too. Please spread the word!

Fishin' report's out! Our Catch of the Week is this gorgeous brown trout from the West Fork of the Black River! Hot spots are many Community waters, where healthy rainbow trout are biting like crazy in ideal water temperatures. Plus, some larger, bonus trout are on the way ...

WILDLIFE NEED WATER ~ As this dry winter continues, our Wildlife Managers (WM's) are hauling water to critical locations on the Kaibab Plateau in Northern AZ. ~ WM's have hauled over 20,000 gallons of water to sites in Game Management Units 12 A & B. ~ These catchments are critical in providing water to many wildlife species during dry times. ~ If you see or witness any vandalism to these waters, please call the OGT Hotline @ 1-800-352-0700.

In mid-Dec. AZ Game and Fish Officers (Wildlife Managers) assisted Utah Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR) capture 40 mule deer in Hunt Unit 12B. The captured deer were given a health evaluation, had blood drawn, received ear tags, and all were outfitted with new GPS collars to study their migration patterns into Utah over the summer months.

The collared deer will give Utah DNR and AZGFD valuable migration information and contribute to the management of this deer herd that moves between Arizona and Utah.